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Upgrade hard drive.

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  • 15-07-2011 6:05pm
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    RobertM
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    Was thinking to upgrade my 5 year old 320gb hard drive (from a Dell PC). Now I was thinking of going down the 1TB route or 2x500GB in Raid 0, but have no idea which hdd(s) to buy. Seagate, WD, Samsung ? Could you recommend some ? Preferably off elara or dabs.


    Thanks


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Do you know if it's IDE/PATA or SATA?
    Do you know that your Dell supports RAID or do you have RAID card or do you plan to use software RAID?
    Budget?


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    If it's a SATA connection you've got, Samsung Spinpoint, no question.


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    RobertM
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭RobertM


    Monotype wrote: »
    Do you know if it's IDE/PATA or SATA?
    Do you know that your Dell supports RAID or do you have RAID card or do you plan to use software RAID?
    Budget?

    Yes, it is a SATA, and only the hdd is off a dell, the rest of it is new. The mobo supports SataIII as well.
    Serephucus wrote: »
    If it's a SATA connection you've got, Samsung Spinpoint, no question.

    Had a friend who bought 2 of these brand new, and they failed after 6 months..


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    RobertM wrote:
    Had a friend who bought 2 of these brand new, and they failed after 6 months..

    I've had a total of seven Spinpoints, all still running. The oldest has been running six years so far. Luck of the draw.


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    RobertM
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭RobertM


    Is this one ok ?

    http://www.dabs.ie/products/samsung-1tb-spinpoint-f3-7200rpm-sata-3gb-s-32mb-65QC.html?refs=42730000-52450000-4294946954-50429


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Yup, I have two. Great drives.


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    RobertM
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭RobertM


    Cool. It seems I will be ordering one of these then. Abolishing the RAID idea.


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